Mr Hunt focused on three “radical elements” that he wanted a new Act to enshrine.

A focus on promoting growth in the Communications industry

Mr Hunt proposed accelerating the roll-out of superfast broadband and 4G mobile internet, strengthening the UK’s already-impressive position in e-commerce, and allowing Public Service Broadcasters more flexibility to develop new business models

New measures to protect freedom of expression and media plurality

The Culture Secretary has asked Ofcom to develop a platform-neutral way of measuring media plurality, more appropriate to a multi-platform marketplace. In addition, he proposed to look at whether ‘public interest’ interventions to protect plurality should be allowed at any time, not just at times of corporate transactions, and additionally whether politicians should be removed from having the ‘final say’ in media mergers.

He also proposed an independent regulatory regime, appropriate for today’s converged media marketplace.

In the context of the Leveson Inquiry, the establishment of a new regulatory framework for the newspaper industry offers the opportunity to look to the future, creating a system that not only has the confidence of consumers but also applies across all the platforms on which tomorrow’s newspapers will operate.

Protecting consumers and companies from offensive and unlawful content

To protect families from offensive content, Mr Hunt indicated that he will consider including in the new Communications Act an obligation on ISPs to ensure all their customers make an active choice about parental controls.

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